Affidavit: Similar accounts of alleged sexual abuse

Editor’s note: Details in this report may be disturbing to some readers.

KAMPSVILLE — Days after additional charges were brought against a Kampsville man alleging forcible sodomy and kidnapping, a clearer picture is being made of the case facing Michael F. Dean, 56.

A probable cause affidavit provided to the Telegraph by Dunklin County, Missouri. Prosecuting Attorney Stephen Sokoloff contains multiple allegations behind the charges filed against Dean. Among the allegations are descriptions of trips to Kennett, Missouri featuring nights of heavy drinking, patches of alleged victim memory loss, testimony of sexual violation and descriptions of explicit photos from a digital camera.

According to the affidavit, the manager of the Super 8 in Kennett confirmed nine dates that Dean had stayed at the hotel during the summer of 2013. He stayed one night on each of the occasions and always paid cash, according to the manager. The records do not go farther back than 2013.

Dean is currently awaiting extradition to Kennett, while in custody at the Jersey County Jail (Calhoun County does not house prisoners). He is being held on a $350,000 cash-only bond on the three charges of forced sodomy and three charges of kidnapping.

Each kidnapping charge has a maximum sentence of 15 years while sodomy charges have no maximum sentence in Missouri.

The charges come after an incident in August when police in Normal, Ill. responded to a call at a hotel where a man fled from a room and asked passersby for help. Illegal drugs were found at the hotel, as well as a camera that contained explicit photographs of naked men appearing to be intoxicated and restrained.

Paul Smith, the chief investigator at the Normal Police Department, would not comment about the nature of the drugs found citing that it is currently under investigation. Dean faces six drug-related charges in McLean County stemming from that incident.

Dean held employment as a bartender at least one Kampsville establishment on top of assisting in the operation of Dean’s Market, a produce stand run by his mother. Louie’s Kampsville Inn confirmed that Dean was, in fact, a bartender at their establishment for a time, but was no longer employed there.

Dean also served on the board of the Bank of Kampsville. This was confirmed by Bank of Kampsville CEO Chris Brown who said, “Mike Dean has no current affiliation with the Bank of Kampsville.”

The major charges in Kennett, Missouri root from subsequent interviews between the alleged victims seen on the camera and Sgt. Patrick J. Parker of the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office.

According to Parker and Sokoloff, Dean would allegedly target young men between the ages of 18 to 30 who were down on their luck or had past issues with the law.

Parker added that the investigation was still ongoing and he did not rule out the possibility of more locations and victims being involved.

Parker said that Dunklin, Calhoun and McLean counties would have to cooperate with each other to coordinate how to bring Dean for trial at each location. Parker told the Telegraph that Dean would go to Kennett first where he faces the most serious charges at this time.

First alleged victim’s account of Kennett trip

According to the affidavit, Dean took one of the alleged victims to Kennett, Missouri in June 2011. The alleged victim told Parker that Dean offered him $100 to accompany him on a “produce trip” to Kennett, in the Bootheel area of Missouri. The reported victim recounted that Dean told him that the two would return to Calhoun County later that day. According to the affidavit, Dean said that the truck was “acting up” on the way to southern Missouri. When the truck began smoking, Dean told the alleged victim that they would have to spend the night in Kennett while the truck was repaired, the affidavit read.

After purchasing produce, the two returned to Kennett and Dean checked them in at the Super 8 hotel in Kennett. After checking in, the alleged victim told authorities they went out for drinks in Kennett. The alleged victim reported drinking one shot at the end of the evening and between 10 and 12 beers. Dean then reportedly called a cab and returned to the Super 8 after stopping for fast food, affidavit read.

After eating, the reported victim told police that he fell into “one of the deepest sleeps” he has ever had. He reported that he awoke around 3 a.m. to find Dean asleep and snoring. The alleged victim then noticed an empty packet of hair conditioner on a table next to his bed. He then determined it had been used as a lubricant, according to the affidavit. The alleged victim also reported that he awoke naked after falling asleep with clothes on. The reported victim told police that he did not remember anything, but felt as if he had a terrible hangover with a bad headache. He also told authorities he noticed pain and further evidence he had been violated.

During an interview with detective Nicole Bruno of the Normal Police Department, Dean identified the subject of a photo on the digital camera as this alleged victim. The photograph on the camera showed the alleged victim lying on his back with his hand above his head. His right wrist is hidden and his left appeared to have a handcuff around it. The alleged victim appeared to be sleeping or unconscious in the photograph, according to the affidavit.

When shown the photograph, the alleged victim was reportedly shocked and was unaware that any photographs had been taken of him.

“Are those handcuffs on my wrist?” He asked police in an alarmed tone, an affidavit read.

The alleged victim told police that he frequently consumed 10 to 12 beers and never “blacked out” from the consumption.

Second alleged victim’s account of trips to Kennett

A second alleged victim told Parker that he had taken two “produce trips” to Missouri with Dean.

“There’s a night I don’t remember anything, and it is a complete blur,” he told police.

The trip relating to the charges occurred in September 2011 or 2012, according to the affidavit. That alleged victim reported that he and Dean went drinking before going back to the hotel. The alleged victim remembers going to the bar and having some drinks, but said he remembered nothing from that point.

“That was a completely different ball game,” he told police.

Like the first alleged victim, the second reported that he had drank “quite a lot” in the past and “always remembers what he was doing.” He told police that he did not remember anything from this southern Missouri trip after they had left the bar until the next morning.

The reported victim told police that he awoke in a hotel room with Dean laughing at him. Dean reportedly told him that he had “slept with some 60-year-old crazy gal,” the affidavit read. The alleged victim said that he “knew better than that” and was reportedly very adamant about that fact.

Like the first alleged victim, the second reported to have fallen asleep with clothes on, yet woke naked.

Dean identified the second alleged victim in photographs on the confiscated digital camera as well, according to the affidavit. The photographs reportedly focused on several pieces of the second victim’s anatomy including his genital area. The photographs also showed handcuffs on the alleged victim’s ankles as well as a white sheet covering his head.

When shown the photographs, the second alleged victim was reportedly “very emotional” and “very concerned” that the photographs existed. According to the affidavit, he told Parker that he had not given permission to be photographed in that manner. The second alleged victim told Parker that the incident occurred in Kennett.

Third alleged victim’s testimony of trips

The third alleged victim reportedly met Dean at a retail store. Dean, according to the affidavit, offered the man a job. He reportedly told the alleged victim that he could help Dean travel around buying and selling produce in different areas.

The third alleged victim said he began working with Dean in the summer of 2012. He told police that Dean took him on several trips to Halls Ferry Circle in St. Louis and then back to a Grafton produce market. The third alleged victim said that they also went to Kennett and Cape Girardeau, Missouri. for produce runs. He referred to those as “long hauls” or overnight runs. The third reported victim told police that he went on six or seven long hauls.

This victim reported that on the first run they went to a farm outside of Kennett and then went to the Super 8 hotel after loading watermelons. Dean then parked at the hotel and they took a taxi to a bar, according to the affidavit.

The third alleged victim told police that Dean was on a “first name basis” with everyone they came into contact with, including the taxi driver. The alleged victim then told police that they went to a bar and each took part in a drinking game. Each time they drank, the two would drink a shot.

According to the third alleged victim, he consumed 12 to 15 shots and was getting “pretty plastered.” The alleged victim said that Dean offered him a final shot during a game of pool and he did not remember the rest of the evening.

The next morning, the alleged victim told police that he woke in the hotel bed with marks on his wrist. He said his back and legs were sore including all his joints. Unlike the other two alleged victims, the third reported to have awoken with clothes on his body and they appeared to be “in decent order.”

When the alleged victim asked Dean what happened, Dean reportedly told him that the alleged victim had tried to “saw off his wrist with an ID card.”

Dean reportedly added that the alleged victim had “started acting stupid in the bar and falling down.” Dean then, according to the affidavit, reportedly told the alleged victim that he put him to bed after incidents at the bar. The alleged victim reported that his shirt had been torn and he showed police a scar on his wrist.

Calhoun County charges

Dean also was arrested in Calhoun County and charged with attempted aggravated criminal sexual abuse after a Calhoun County grand jury indicted him on Dec. 24, 2014.

That charge is based on a Dec. 27, 2011, incident in which Dean allegedly delivered a controlled substance to an alleged victim by deception for other than medical purposes and then allegedly attempted to remove the alleged victim’s pants.

That charge is a Class 3 felony that could result in two to five years of imprisonment plus one year mandatory supervised release; probation or conditional discharge not to exceed 30 months and a fine of up to $25,000.

Dean’s bail was set at $80,000, and he was released on an $8,000 bond before being arrested again on Dec. 29, 2014, by the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office who were serving a warrant from Kennett, Missouri.

Dean waived extradition at a hearing Wednesday, according to Calhoun County State’s Attorney Richard Ringhausen.

Parker told the Telegraph on Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, that the case is still ongoing.

“It’s hard to say how much more there is,” he said. “There are still people I need to talk to.”

Parker added that it’s very possible that the occurrences are serial in nature with many victims not wanting to speak about it due to the nature of the crimes. Parker confirmed that he has heard allegations spanning at least 20 years involving Dean, but said that many of those are unsubstantiated.